1792 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland
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Maryland increased from 6 to 8 representatives after the 1790 census. The previous mixed district/at-large system was replaced with a conventional district system.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland 1 | Philip Key | Pro-Administration | 1790 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Pro-Administration hold. |
√ George Dent (Pro-Admin) 44.7% John Parnham (Pro-Admin) 29.8% Philip Key (Pro-Admin) 25.5% |
| Maryland 2 | John F. Mercer Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Anti-Administration | 1791 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John F. Mercer (Anti-Admin) 57.0% John Thomas (Pro-Admin) 42.1% Richard A. Contee 0.9% |
| Maryland 3 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. |
√ Uriah Forrest (Pro-Admin) 71.8% William Dorsey (Anti-Admin) 28.1% Others 0.1% | ||
| Maryland 4 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Anti-Administration gain. |
√ Thomas Sprigg (Anti-Admin) 100% | ||
| Maryland 5 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Anti-Administration gain. |
√ Samuel Smith (Anti-Admin) 61.1% Charles Ridgely (Anti-Admin) 38.9% | ||
| Maryland 6 | None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Anti-Administration gain. |
√ Gabriel Christie (Anti-Admin) 63.6% William Matthews (Pro-Admin) 36.4% | ||
| Maryland 7 | Joshua Seney Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Anti-Administration | 1789 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Pro-Administration gain. Incumbent then resigned December 6, 1792 to become Chief Justice of Maryland's 3rd Judicial District. Winner was then also elected to finish the term, see above. |
√ William Hindman (Pro-Admin) 51.7% James Tilghman (Anti-Admin) 48.3%[1] |
| Maryland 8 | William V. Murray Redistricted from the 5th district |
Pro-Administration | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William V. Murray (Pro-Admin) 93.8% Littleton Dennis (Pro-Admin) 5.4% Others 0.9% |
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